8/30/2026 Worship Service & Sermon: Proactive People (God's Providence) - Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

8/30/26 Sunday Service from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA. Join us for worship! Worship Leader: Matt Lambert Speaker: Dave Royes Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 Title: Proactive People (Because of God's Providence) Sermon Outline 1. The call to be courageous 2. The paralysis that afflicts us 3. The God who makes us Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. Notes: Main point: The fear of God causes us to translate the effort we expend to secure our lives into serving God 1. Introduction A. ...You never know B. A marvelous truth in a tiny text C. Main point 2. The call to be courageous A. Cast your bread... B. ...Upon the waters C. Persistent investment in the face of the unknown 3. The paralysis that afflicts us A. A fixation on anticipating disaster B. Fearing the end of provision 4. The God who makes us A. God knew you before you were born B. God decreed that you would be born C. The God who redeemed you can be trusted 5. Applications "Jesus answered [Nicodemus], 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God...The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.'" --John 3 #God #courageous #paralysis #courage #fear To connect with Brick Lane, visit our website at: https://www.brick52.org/ For more biblical teaching, you can also listen to audio sermons at: https://www.brick52.org/audio-sermons
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